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Choose Your Journey
Between Beta testing and early access, many have already had a chance to experience SWTOR. For those who are planning on getting their copies today or are still unconvinced here's a little introduction.

Upon logging in, you'll have to choose outright whether you're for the Republic or Empire. After you choose your allegiance, one of three videos will play. This cinematic introduction helps set the stage for the state of the galaxy, as well as showcase some of the classes in the game. By the end of the video, I felt hyped to start creating my character. You'll be able to choose from one of four classes for each faction. Each class can later branch off into one of two specialized classes, but each one can be broken down into the basic healer, melee, ranged, and tank groups, just with cooler names, like Bounty Hunter with a Powertech specialization (translation: tank, ranged).

After class selection is race, and from what I can tell there's a small in-game bonus to selecting a certain race: each one is given a "Social Ability." I play a Zabrak, which have the racial ability to inspire loyalty in companions; I found that if I made a decision my companion objected to, I received fewer negative points against her overall approval/disapproval of me than if I hadn't played a Zabrak. It's a small bonus, but something that may help you in the long run.

The character customization isn't quite as advanced as in BioWare's previous games, like Mass Effect, where you can tweak everything down to the dimples in a character's cheeks. Body types for men range from skinny to fat, and on the flip side female body types range from supermodel skinny to Amazonian (bust and hips always remaining symmetrical, of course). You can make various cosmetic alterations to your character's complexion or even add scars. When you're satisfied with your avatar, the journey begins. But not before queuing some John Williams music and classic scrolling text for some character background.

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